Paid sick leave: number of annual days by service requirement Data Table

Table 35. Paid sick leave: Number of annual days by service requirement,1 private industry workers,
National Compensation Survey, March 2010

(All workers with fixed number of days per year sick leave plans = 100 percent)

Characteristics

Paid sick leave days by length of service2

Mean
number of
days

Median
number of
days

Less than 5
days

5 to 9 days

10 to 14
days

15 to 29
days

Greater
than 29
days

After 1 year

All workers

19

55

22

3

1

7

6

Full time

18

56

23

3

1

8

6

Part time

30

49

20

–

–

6

6

Union

18

41

34

6

1

8

6

Nonunion

19

57

21

2

1

7

6

1 to 99 workers

25

57

16

1

[3]

6

5

1 to 49 workers

25

56

17

1

[3]

6

5

50 to 99 workers

25

59

13

–

–

6

5

100 workers or more

14

53

28

4

1

9

6

100 to 499 workers

17

63

18

2

[3]

7

6

500 workers or more

9

40

42

7

3

11

10

After 5 years

All workers

17

55

23

3

2

8

6

Full time

16

55

24

3

2

8

6

Part time

28

51

19

–

–

6

6

Union

16

42

34

6

2

9

7

Nonunion

18

57

21

2

2

8

6

1 to 99 workers

23

57

17

2

[3]

7

5

1 to 49 workers

24

56

18

2

[3]

7

5

50 to 99 workers

22

60

15

–

–

7

6

100 workers or more

12

53

29

4

3

9

6

100 to 499 workers

16

62

19

2

1

7

6

500 workers or more

7

40

42

6

5

12

10

After 10 years

All workers

17

55

23

3

2

8

6

Full time

16

55

24

3

2

9

6

Part time

28

50

20

–

–

7

6

Union

15

43

32

8

2

9

7

Nonunion

17

57

22

3

2

8

6

1 to 99 workers

23

57

17

2

[3]

7

5

1 to 49 workers

24

56

18

2

[3]

7

5

50 to 99 workers

22

59

16

3

1

7

6

100 workers or more

12

53

28

4

3

10

6

100 to 499 workers

15

63

19

2

1

8

6

500 workers or more

7

40

41

7

5

13

10

After 20 years

All workers

17

55

23

3

2

9

6

Full time

16

55

24

3

2

9

6

Part time

28

50

20

–

–

7

6

Union

15

43

32

8

2

10

7

Nonunion

17

57

22

3

2

9

6

1 to 99 workers

23

57

17

2

[3]

7

5

1 to 49 workers

24

56

18

2

[3]

7

5

50 to 99 workers

22

59

16

3

1

7

6

100 workers or more

12

53

28

4

3

11

6

100 to 499 workers

15

63

19

2

1

8

6

500 workers or more

7

40

41

7

5

14

10

Footnotes:

1Employees either are granted a specific number of days after completion of the indicated length of service or accrue days during the next 12-month period.
The total number of days is assumed to be available for use immediately upon completion of the service interval. Periods of service are chosen arbitrarily and do
not necessarily reflect individual provisions for progression.

2Employees eligible for paid sick leave but who have not fulfilled the minimum service requirement are included as receiving 0 days.

3Less than 0.5 percent.

NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. Dash indicates no workers in this category or data did not meet publication criteria. For
definitions of major plans, key provisions, and related terms, see the "Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" at www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/glossary20092010.htm.